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St. Cloud Man Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Victim With Crossbow

02/18/2013 -
10:15 AM

Last Tuesday, the St. Cloud Police Department were called to a verbal dispute at the 400 block of 8th Avenue North. According to the police report, a 39-year-old female victim was physically assaulted by 44-year-old Thomas James Mitchell of St. Cloud. During the assault, Mitchell threatened to shoot the victim with a crossbow. Mitchell was arrested at the scene and taken to the Stearns County Jail.

The St. Cloud Criminal Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at the residence to locate evidence from the incident. Officers located narcotics, marijuana and other drug paraphernalia as well as evidence from the assault inside the residence.

Mitchell is now being held on charges of 2nd degree assault, terroristic threats, as well as 2nd and 5th degree possession of a controlled substance.